Release Gem

This action allows you to release a Ruby gem when its version changes.

Usage

The following example would release the gem when the version changes and create a GitHub release with changes sourced from CHANGELOG.md:

jobs:
  release:
    name: Check and Release New Version
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          fetch-depth: 2
      - uses: actions/setup-ruby@v1
        with:
          ruby-version: 2.6

      - name: Release Gem
        id: release-gem
        uses: erikkessler1/action-release-gem@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          ARTIFACTORY_AUTH_STRING: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_AUTH_STRING }}

Note: since this action examines your git history to detect changes, you must set a fetch-depth of at least 2 with actions/checkout for that history to be present.

Environment Variables

GITHUB_TOKEN (required): Used to create the GitHub release
ARTIFACTORY_AUTH_STRING (required for private gems): Used to authenticate with gems.salsify.com

Outputs

conclusion: Indicates if the gem was released or not (values: 'success', 'skipped')
release-id: The id of the GitHub release
version: The version of the gem